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Columbia, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 6:46:07 am
Sunrise Today: 6:17 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:24 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:58 pm 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:59 am 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 7 minutes (+1m 13s)
Location of ColumbiaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Columbia

Time:6:46 am
Altitude:4.8°
Direction:68° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 7m 28s (May 23, 2024)

1 minute, 13 seconds longer than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

4 hours, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

17 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbia Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:49 am
Civil Twilight5:49 am – 6:17 am
Daylight6:17 am – 8:24 pm
Civil Twilight8:24 pm – 8:53 pm
Nautical Twilight8:53 pm – 9:27 pm
Astro. Twilight9:27 pm – 10:04 pm
Night10:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 236:17 am8:24 pm14:07:28+1:131:20 pm (76.8°)94.125
May 246:16 am8:25 pm14:08:39+1:111:21 pm (77.0°)94.142
May 256:16 am8:26 pm14:09:48+1:091:21 pm (77.1°)94.159
May 266:15 am8:26 pm14:10:55+1:061:21 pm (77.3°)94.176
May 276:15 am8:27 pm14:12:00+1:041:21 pm (77.5°)94.192
May 286:15 am8:28 pm14:13:02+1:021:21 pm (77.6°)94.209
May 296:14 am8:28 pm14:14:02+1:001:21 pm (77.8°)94.224
* All times are local time for Columbia. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Columbia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-5:59 am8:58 pm12:59 am(32.0°)243,56999.8%
May 24-6:42 am10:02 pm1:52 am(28.8°)241,24399.4%
May 25-7:33 am11:02 pm2:48 am(27.0°)238,97796.7%
May 26-8:33 am11:55 pm3:47 am(27.0°)236,85191.6%
May 27-9:40 am-4:46 am(28.8°)234,91284.3%
May 2812:41 am10:50 am-5:43 am(32.3°)233,18375.1%
May 291:20 am12:00 pm-6:36 am(37.2°)231,67864.4%
* All times are local time for Columbia. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Columbia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:17 amThu 6:34 pmThu 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:09 amThu 8:07 pmThu 1:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:06 amThu 4:42 pmThu 10:23 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:09 amThu 8:03 pmThu 1:06 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:52 amThu 2:22 pmThu 8:37 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:48 amThu 7:36 pmThu 12:42 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:19 amThu 3:15 pmThu 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbia.

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